While she slept, she no longer seemed to dodge him or show disgust towards him as she had during the day.
"How did you become so certain that Norma Ruby and I are having an affair?"
Looking at it now, it wasn't unreasonable for him to have become depressed, considering his past as a bandit who acted recklessly and had no cares in the world.
Just like he couldn't bear even a speck of dust in his eye, she was molded by his teachings and developed similar habits. She couldn't tolerate any speck of dust either.
While taking a shower earlier, he had been thinking about her dazed apology in her sleep...
"In the end, you never really cared about me, which is why you've never trusted me."
"Ultimately, you never really cared about me, so whenever a problem arises, your first thought is to leave me."
"It was no different than your resolute decision to go to jail. If I had told you about Norma Ruby back then, it would have only led you to leave me earlier."
